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Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Plant
Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Plant
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Posted by Energetic
Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Plant is a twin nuclear power station located on Hutchinson Island, near Ft. Pierce, Florida in St. Lucie County. Both units are Combustion Engineering pressurized water reactors. Florida Power & Light commissioned the station in 1976 and continues to operate the station. Minor shares of Unit 2 are owned by the Florida Municipal Power Agency (8.81%) and the Orlando Utilities Commission (6.08%).
The Saint Lucie Nuclear Power Plant contains two nuclear reactors in separate containment buildings. However, the plant does not have the classic hyperboloid cooling towers found at many inland reactor sites; instead, it uses nearby ocean water for coolant of the secondary system.
In 2003 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) extended the operating licenses of the St. Lucie units by twenty years, to March 1, 2036 for Unit 1 and April 6, 2043 for Unit 2.
St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant | |
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Country | United States |
Locale | Port St. Lucie, Florida |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | Unit 1: March 1, 1976 Unit 2: June 10, 1983 |
Licence expiration | Unit 1: March 1, 2036 Unit 2: April 6, 2043 |
Operator(s) | Florida Power & Light |
Architect(s) | Ebasco |
Reactor information | |
Reactors operational | 2 x 839 MW |
Reactor type(s) | Pressurized water reactor |
Reactor supplier(s) | Combustion Engineering |
Power generation information | |
Annual generation | 11,390 GW·h |
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